Ever dreamed of graceful swordplay and lightning-fast reflexes? Nova Fencing Club offers Beginner Fencing Classes for youth starting at age 7 and separate classes for teens and adults. $175/8 classes.

A slice of humble pie and a new respect for the sport of fencing. That's what I got when I took the eight-week adult beginners' fencing class through Three Rivers Fencing Club in Midland this winter.

Now before thinking, “That’s a royal activity. I’m not a character in the ‘Princess Bride’,” fencing coach Scott Permer, and instructor of the Windsor recreation class, says fencing is a fun sport ...